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Essentra Divests Consumer Packaging Site in Bristol, UK

Jun 8, 2017

Euro Packaging affiliate Broomco (4294) has acquired Essentra’s consumer packaging site, located in Bristol, UK. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The Bristol facility is engaged in the manufacturing of printed paper bags ...

Tags: Essentra, Consumer Packaging

Australia Wins Tobacco Plain Packaging Case

May 9, 2017

Media reports suggest that Australia has won a landmark trade case related to plain packaging of tobacco products. A ruling from the World Trade Organization (WTO) yet to be published but leaked to a section of the media reveals that the ...

Tags: Tobacco, Plain Packaging

French Parliament Passes Law to Implement Plain Packaging for Cigarettes

Dec 2, 2015

The French parliament has passed a law which will see the implementation of plain packaging for cigarettes, in a move to reduce the number of smoking related deaths in the country. Starting May 2016, the new packaging will come into ...

Tags: Plain Packaging, Cigarettes

Amcor Buys Souza Cruz’s Tobacco Packaging Business

Sep 11, 2015

Global supplier of folding cartons Amcor Tobacco Packaging has completed the purchase of Souza Cruz’s internal tobacco packaging business based in Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. This business is expected to achieve ...

Tags: Amcor, Tobacco Packaging, PIPL

Chile Proposes Plain Packaging for Cigarettes

Aug 20, 2015

Chile is planning to implement strict rules for tobacco, including plain packaging that depict the gory consequences of consuming such products. The government is proposing a bill that mandates tobacco firms to bring in changes in ...

Tags: Plain Packaging, Cigarettes

US FDA is Sued by Tobacco Companies for Cigarette Labelling

Apr 16, 2015

A few big names in the tobacco industry have sued the US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday over recent guidelines about mandating pre-approval of labelling changes in tobacco products. Companies including RJ Reynolds, Lorillard ...

Tags: tobacco industry, tobacco Packaging

Plain Cigarette Packaging Reduced The Appeal of Smoking Among Adolescents

Mar 23, 2015

A series of 14 peer reviewed research papers have found that plain cigarette packaging in Australia has been a success as it has reduced the appeal of smoking among adolescents and also prompted smokers to quit. The findings of the ...

Tags: cigarette, papers, Packaging

MPs Voted in Favour of The Introduction of Plain Standardised Cigarette Packaging

Mar 13, 2015

Britain’s MPs have voted in favour of the introduction of plain standardised cigarette packaging from May 2016. Once implemented, England will be the third country to introduce such a law after Australia and Ireland. While this ...

Tags: cigarette packaging, Packaging

Anti Smoking Groups Are Lobbying for Passing Plain Tobacco Packaging Legislation

Mar 4, 2015

Anti smoking groups in New Zealand are lobbying with the government to speed up the procedure for passing plain tobacco packaging legislation. Last week, Ireland successfully passed the plain tobacco packaging legislation, becoming the ...

Tags: Tobacco, Plain Packaging

Ireland Passed a New Law Introducing Plain Tobacco Packaging

Mar 2, 2015

Ireland has passed a new law introducing plain tobacco packaging, becoming the first country in the EU, under which all forms of branding, including logos and colours for cigarette packs will be prohibited. The new law, which prompts the ...

Tags: Packaging Law, Cigarette

UK Smoking Rate Reduced to Lowest Ever Level Since Recording Commenced in The 1940s

Dec 16, 2014

UK smoking rate has been reduced to its lowest ever level since the recording commenced in the 1940s. Official figures are suggesting that the smoking prevalence among older than 18 years old users decreased from 19.8% back in 2012 to 18.7% ...

Tags: Smoking Rate, Consumer Electronics

European Alcohol Policy Alliance Requests an End to Alcohol Sponsorship in in Formula One

Nov 17, 2014

I am writing to you on behalf of the European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare), an alliance of 57 public health organisations from 25 European countries working on the prevention and reduction of alcohol related harm. Improving road ...

Tags: road safety, alcohol sponsorship of Formula One, Agriculture

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